Tag: Fiction

Review: Dancing with the Devil by Katie Davis

Posted April 16, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Dancing with the Devil by Katie Davis

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Dancing With The Devil by Katie Davis Published by Diversion Books on April 15, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 149 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads To move on from her past, an extraordinary girl must tear down the walls she has built to protect herself. Mackenzie Douglas seems to have it all: good looks, a great boyfriend, a passion for biking, and a little sister who worships her. But under the veneer of perfection lie the emotional scars of her childhood, inflicted by her father. Though her memories have faded with time, the wounds on Mac’s subconscious remain. Having vowed to never be a victim again, Mac focuses on a journey she’s always wanted to take: a summer bike trip on her amazing new RoadCap bike. But as the excursion finally gets underway, memories Mac long ago buried start to claw their way back to the surface, forcing […]

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Review: No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday by Tracy Bloom

Posted April 12, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday by Tracy Bloom

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Own Copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday by Tracy Bloom Published by Connects Publishing on April 12, 2013 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 190 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Never has a late-night stand led to such chaos! Childhood sweethearts Matthew and Katy agree they must never see each other ever again after they end up in bed together following a school re-union. So all is forgotten…until eight months later when a shock meeting at an antenatal class forces them to confront the fact that Matthew could be the father of Katy’s baby. Oblivious to the mayhem unfolding, Matthews highly strung wife frets over giving birth to twins and Katy’s much younger boyfriend refuses to take fatherhood seriously. Love and life are messy but Katy and Matthew take things to a whole new level as deep emotions begin to resurface and hormones run riot. How […]

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Review: The Accident by C. L. Taylor

Posted April 11, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Accident by C. L. Taylor

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Accident by C.L. Taylor Published by Avon HarperCollins on April 10, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Thriller Pages: 404 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The person you trust most may only be telling you half the story … Sue Jackson has the perfect family but when her teenage daughter Charlotte deliberately steps in front of a bus and ends up in a coma she is forced to face a very dark reality. Retracing her daughter’s steps she finds a horrifying entry in Charlotte’s diary and is forced to head deep into Charlotte’s private world. In her hunt for evidence, Sue begins to mistrust everyone close to her daughter and she’s forced to look further, into the depths of her own past. There is a lot that Sue doesn’t know about Charlotte’s life. But then there’s a lot that Charlotte doesn’t know about Sue’s … There is no doubt that this […]

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Review: The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

Posted April 9, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Here and Now by Ann Brashares Published by Delacorte Press on April 8, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 256 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to. Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love. This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins. Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with […]

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Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

Posted April 8, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick Published by Headline Review on January 16, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 273 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Leonard Peacock is turning 18. And he wants to say goodbye. Not to his former best friend, whose torments have driven him to consider committing something tragic and horrific. Nor to his mum who’s moved out and left him to fend form himself. But to his four friends. A Humphrey-Bogart-obsessed neighbour A teenage violin virtuoso A pastor’s daughter A teacher Most of the time, Leonard believes he’s weird and sad but these friends have made him think that maybe he’s not. He wants to thank them, and bid them farewell. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is similar to The Silver Lining Playbook in many ways. Similar to Pat where the characters are considered to be strange, yet understand life and its rules better than the […]

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